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For my planned Machinist’s Hammer Hemingway Kit rendition, I’d like to put spaced O-Rings on the steel handle instead of Knurling it. Maybe a few more than pictured below.
My LMS 7x16 mini lathe takes 3/8” shank tool bits and has a 50-2500 RPM spindle speed range. What tools might be appropriate? I’d rather buy a few to start than try and grind my own.
I figure I can measure the diameter along the tapered handle and calculate which standard O-Ring might best fit at which position, at ~50% depth and a bit of stretch to keep the O-Ring snug (I think an O-Ring ID 5% under the workpiece OD is the standard).
BRET
My LMS 7x16 mini lathe takes 3/8” shank tool bits and has a 50-2500 RPM spindle speed range. What tools might be appropriate? I’d rather buy a few to start than try and grind my own.
I figure I can measure the diameter along the tapered handle and calculate which standard O-Ring might best fit at which position, at ~50% depth and a bit of stretch to keep the O-Ring snug (I think an O-Ring ID 5% under the workpiece OD is the standard).
BRET